NEW JERSEY MARRIAGES Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by by Patricia M. Bergener (fmlyhstry@verizon.net) (c) 1999. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* NOTE: The Contributor is not able to do lookups. Early New Jersey Marriages - Extracts ____________________________________________________________ from microfilm copies of original marriage bonds in possession of NJ Dept. of Education, Division of State Library Archives & History, filmed in 1966. "Marriages are from various counties, and are arranged in groups by surname, but not alphabetical within groups." (Family History Library Catalog; 0888701-0888710) I have capitalized all surnames for ease in identification. When there was a discrepancy with a name in the body of the bond and the signature, the difference of the signature is in parentheses An asteric * indicates spelling of a locality as found in document. FHLC 0888702; Vol. C (1735 - 1797) [total of 778 bonds] #551-#600 #551; John COATS (COATE) and Job SOMERS of the Township of (Glouster* - lined thru) Great Egg Harbour* in the County of Glouster*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 Jan 1774. ...John COATS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Melesent MAPS, spinster... [w] Constant SOMERS, Rich'd SOMERS #552; David CARSTAKE and Daniel ELLIS of the City and County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Jan 1774. ...David CARSTAKE...obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne THOMAS of the same county, widow... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #553; James CATTEL (CATTELL) of Deptford Township in the County of Gloucester, yeoman, and David CATTEL (CATTELL) of the same town and county, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 26 Feb 1774. ...James CATTEL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mercy MIDDLETON... [w] James BOWMAN #554; Moses COX and John RAMBOU (RAMBO) of Gloucester County, Greene* Deptford and Woolwich Township... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 10 March 1774. ...Moses COX... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary NATE (or NALE) of Greenich Township... [w] Nicholas COLLIN #555; William CRAMER and Isaac CRAMER (CARMER) of Little Egg Harbour in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 March 1774. ...William CRAMER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hanah LEEDS of Glocestor*... [w] Sophia SOMERS, Ester SOMERS, Constant SOMERS also has as a bondsman, the signature and seal of John LITTLE #556; Job COLLINS of the Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington, carpenter, and Aaron HAINES of Northampton in the said county, blacksmith... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 March 1774. ...Job COLLINS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary HAINES of Evesham aforesaid... [w] Jos: READ #557; Thomas CARPENTER of the County of Salem, and Ellis WRIGHT of the City of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 April 1774. ...Thomas CARPENTER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary TONKINS of the County of Burlington... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #558; Parmenus CORSON and Uriah YONGUE (YOUNG) of the County of Cape May... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 April ____ (NO YEAR RECORDED) ...Certificate of marriage between Parmenas CORSON... and Marcy LEA... [w] Margery SMITH, Priscilla LEAMING [filmed out of order, Livingston did not become governor until 1777] [there was no date visible on the back of the bond] #559; William CHEW of Haddonfield in the County of Gloucester, and Aaron HAINES of Mount Holly in the County of Burlington, blacksmith... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 April 1774. ...William CHEW... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth ALLINSON of Mount Holly... [w] Jos: READ #560; Jacob CAMPBELL and John CAMPBELL, both of Hackensack in the County of Bergen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 April 1774. ...Jacob CAMPBELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Allche WESTERVELT of the same place... [w] [the part of the page with the witness's signature is missing, looks to have been cut out!] #561; Philip CRESSE and George NORTON, both of the County of Cape May, Gentlemen... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 25 Aug 1774. ...Philip CRESSE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah MORRIS of the County of Gloucester, widdow... [w] Martha SAVAGE, John CRESSE #562; Isaac COLLINS of New Brunswick and Matthias ISELSTINE of Perth Amboy... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 Sept 1774. ...Isaac COLLINS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary ROBINSON of the place aforesaid... [w] John THOMSON, Peter KINNAN #563; Samuel COX (Jr) of Morres Town* in the County of Burlington, and Joseph NEWBOLD of Chesterfield in the said county... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 17 Oct 1774. ...Samuel COX... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Sarah EMLEY of the Township of New Hanover... [w] Jos: READ #564; William CAWOOD of the County of (Somerset - lined thru) Middlesex, and Matthias ISELSTINE of the City of Perth Amboy... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 22 Oct 1774. ...William CAWOOD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary MERSERAL / MESERAL of the county aforesaid... [w] John THOMSON #565; Parmenas (Permenas) CORSON and John GOGIN of the County of Cape May, Gentlemen... [bound to] William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Nov 1774. ... Parmenas CORSON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Priscilia CRESSE... [w] Joseph SAVAGE, Sarah STILLNILL #566; Thomas CLEMENT of the County of Gloucester, and Jacob BURROUGH of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Nov 1774. ... Thomas CLEMENT... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth ROLF... [w] Robert BLACKWELL #567; Isaah (Isaiah) COVENOVER and John ADAMS (ADDOMS) of Great Egg Harbour in the County of Glocester*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1774. ... Isaah COVENOVER... olfha Mary BELL, spinster... [w] Rich'd SOMERS, Sophia SOMERS #568; William COOPER of Pennsylvania, and Isaac NEWTON of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1774. ... William COOPER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth FENIMORE of the county afs'd... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #569; Luke COVENOVEN (COUWENHOVEN) and Abel SLAYBACK (SLABACK), both of Windser* in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Nov 1774. ... Luke COVENOVEN... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mateha / Malehus BARGEN... [w] Jon'n SMITH, Jos POTTS #570; Abraham CLAYPOOLE of the Township of New Hanover, and Zerubbabel GASKILL of Northampton "in said County"... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 7 Dec 1774. ... Abraham CLAYPOOLE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hope FENNIMORE of Springfield in said county... [w] Jos: READ [Although the county is not named in the bond, it is apparently Burlington County from the names of the townships] #571; John CLARK and John LYONS (LYNE), both of Bristol in the County of Bucks in Pennsylvania... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Dec 1774. ... John CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Amey MERRIOTT of Burdentown*... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #572; Nathan CRESSE and Benjamin TAYLER (TAYLOR) of the County of Cape May, cordwainers, [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Dec 1774. ... Nathan CRESSE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Anne EREXSON... [w] Thomas SHAW, Joseph SAVAGE #573; David CARMACH (CARMACK) and Annas DARE, both of Salem County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 18 Jan 1775. ... David CARMACH... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hannah LECROY... [w] John CAREY #574; John CURRY and Jacob HARRIS of Pilesgrove and Salem County... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Jan 1775. ... John CURRY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Geny LOWDERBACK, spinster... [w] Nicholas COLLIN [sig. of John CURRY is definitely different that the sig. of John CAREY in the previous bond] #575; John COPE and William CARPENTER of the County of Salem... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 4 Feb 1775. ... John COPE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary RICHARDSON... [w] John CAREY #576; Aaron CHEW and Barzillai HUGG of the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Feb 1775. ... Aaron CHEW... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth WOOD... [w] Sam:l SHAW #577; Joseph CLARK and John HOOTON Jr... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 March 1775. ... Joseph CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rebecca LLOYD... [w] Sam:l SHAW #578; Josiah CLARK and Isaac FLANNINGHAM (FLANINGAM) of the County of Gloucester... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 May 1775. ... Josiah CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Phebe EARLY... [w] Sam:l SHAW #579; Daniel CASTNER Jr and John KERNEY, both of the County of Sumerset*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 May 1775. ... Daniel CASTNER of the County of Sumerset*... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary TOMPSON of the county afs'd... [w] Sarah KIRKPATRICK, William KIRKPATRICK #580; Richard COMPTON, farmer, and George REMER, both of the County of Sumerset*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 31 Aug 1775. ... Richard COMPTON... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Lenly EOV of Bedminster and County Sumerset*... [w] Thomas KIRKPATRICK, Sarah KIRKPATRICK #581; Richard COX and Moses COX, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Oct 1775. ... Richard COX... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel BRADSHAW of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #582; James CLARK and Nathaniel LOWREY of the Township of Amwell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Oct 1775. ... James CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth TOTTERSON of s'd Amwell... [w] William FRAZER #583; David COLE and Peter BIGGS, both of Reading Township and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Oct 1775. ... David COLE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Beula VANSANT of said Reading... [w] William FRAZER #584; William HUNT and Joseph COX of the Township of Alexandria and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 30 Oct 1775. ... Joseph COX... obtained license of marriage for himself and for "Char beth" FORMAN... they the said Joseph COX and Charity FORMAN... [w] Rebecca FRAZER #585; Samuel COXE (COX) and Moses COX, both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 2 Nov 1775. ... Samuel COXE... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth HOPEWELL of Mount Holly... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #586; Daniel CARTY (CARTEY) and Moses KENTON (KEMPTON), both of the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Nov 1775. ... Daniel CARTY... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Hope SHIVERS of the County of Gloucester... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #587; James CHAMBERS and Joseph MOUNT, both of Cranberry in the County of Middlesex... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Dec 1775. ... James CHAMBERS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann BAYLES... [no signatures of bondsmen or witnesses!] #588; David COLLINS and William CHEW, both of the Township of Northampton in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 Dec 1775. ... David COLLINS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ann HARDING of the same place... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #589; William CHUMARD of New Hanover in the County of Burlington, and John CAP (CLAP) of the same place, cordwainer... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 12 Jan 1776. ... William CHUMARD... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary WINTERS of Monmouth County... [w] Jos: READ #590; George COWGILL and Solomon THOMAS, both of Mansfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 Jan 1776. ... George COWGILL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth LOWDEN of the same place... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #591; Peter CASTNER (CASNER) and John COMPTON, both of Bernard Town* and County of Sumerset*... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 1 Feb 1776. ... Peter CASTNER, shoemaker... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Margret COMPTON of the township and county afor'd... [w] Sarah KIRKPATRICK #592; Jonathan CAMPBELL and Aaron BECK, both of Mansfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Feb 1776. ... Jonathan CAMPBELL... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel BOGART of the same place... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #593; Robert CURTIS and Corlis (Curliss) SHINN, both of Springfield in the County of Burlington... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Feb 1776. ... Robert CURTIS... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Jane CARTER of Springfield aforesaid... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #594; John CROSIER of Pennsylvania, and George HAIR of Burlington in New Jersey... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 8 March 1776. ... John CROSIER... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Ruth RANNALS of Pennsylvania afs'd... [w] Rob~ BURCHAN #595; Levi CLARK and John PORCH... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 March 1776. ... Levi CLARK... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Nanny OAR... [w] Sam SHAW #596; James CHAPMAN and Stephen ELY, both of Trenton in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 April 1777. ... certificate of marriage between James CHAPMAN... and Mary FULFORD... [w] Rob't BURCHAN #597; Lewis CHAPMAN and Joseph BECK, both of the Township of Chesterfield and County of Burlington... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 April 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Lewis CHAPMAN... and Hannah GIBERSON... [w] Rich'd BURCHAN, Wm SORSBY #598; Henry CONGLETON and John CONGLETON, both of Penn's Neck in the County of Salem, yeomen... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 15 May 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Henry CONGLETON... and Ann PETERSON, spinster... [w] Geo. TRENCHARD #599; Joseph CRAWFORD and Josiah HILLMAN... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 23 July 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Joseph CRAWFORD... and Amy HILLMAN... [w] Franklin DAVENPORT #600; Nathaniel COLEMAN and John SMITH... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 July 1777. ... certificate of marriage between Nathaniel COLEMAN... and Nancy Evans SMART... [w] John WHITHEAD [Nancy EVANS on the back of the bond]